The strength of financial planning is that if you are motivated and want to
achieve your financial goals you can do so with effective financial planning.

The weakness of financial planning is that if
you are not motivated and want to achieve your financial goals, no amount of
planning will take you to where you and your family need or desire to be.

You must realize that you are greater than your
past or present life and if you make the decision "now" to change and
continuously grow, you can effectively improve your personal finances and achieve what you really desire!

In short,
if you are “motivated” and want to achieve—you can do so, however it must start
inside of you. You must have a strong desireto reach your financial goals!

Stop procrastinating and get started today! You
can no longer use the "cost" of financial planning as an excuse as
everything you need to get started and improve your credit and finances in a
major way can be found on this site.

If you are "truly motivated" to improve your finances and that of
your family's you should understand that financial goal setting plays a major
part and you should know how establishing goals and reaching them requires
discipline.

Successfully
reaching your goals won't happen in most cases unless you have a detailed plan
that is measurable and will give you the results that you desire!

In my over 20 plus years of dealing with clients from all over the world with
varying backgrounds I have learned that the key component to financial and life
success lies not in the effective plan that a financial planner or other
professional may have at his or her disposal, but more to do with the “personal
motivation” of the person who seeks financial planning.

It is not
uncommon for a client to seek financial planning only after experiencing a
major life event or financial setback (although we at Realty 1 Strategic
Advisors' are rapidly trying to change that mindset)!

The “personal motivation” that lies inside of
you is not only key, but no matter how powerful or uplifting a program a
financial planner has, if you are not motivated at a high enough level the plan
will not be successful or not be as successful as it could have been.

It is imperative, crucial, and very necessary
that you are properly motivated and want to change your financial position!

Over the years I have assisted many clients and
there are numerous factors that affect successful financial planning. However,
the number one factor with almost every client was their level of motivation,
or lack thereof.

Some people seem to be born with motivation,
some don’t have it and in many cases don’t want to get it, and some acquire
motivation as a result of a life event or setback!

Still others get motivated while in
pursuit of trying to reach their financial or life goals!

With some
people all it takes is for them to hear the right words at the right time to
get them motivated to do the things that they know they should do, but have
procrastinated on for years.

Over the past twenty plus years of assisting
clients in real estate and personal finance I have come up with motivational
thoughts or axioms in an attempt to motivate those who were standing on the
edge and just needed an inspirational word to get them started on their
financial journey where they could finally put a plan together to improve their
living conditions for themselves and their family.

Listed
below are some of my favorite motivational thoughts (all original) over the
past twenty plus years that have inspired many who knew they needed to attack
their financial situation but were reluctant to do so for a number of reasons.

*Follow your dreams—no matter what the world has
produced before you—no one can see what you see and/or do what you do!

*You have been uniquely created and only you can
impart your intelligence and specialty in a manner that can serve a greater
purpose for mankind!

*Success is where faith and proper preparation
meet. Proper preparation will lead to success if you have faith.

*Always realize that you may have a legitimate
"reason" for your current financial position, but don't use that
reason as an "excuse" to not take positive action now!

*Transform your mindset towards your finances by
re-focusing on what is important and being open to looking at your finances in
a different or better way!

*Financial Success is within your grasp but only
you can do it! The “root” to… obtaining your future nest egg is having a proper
financial mindset or focus. The “branches” are… how you will get there—and the
“tree size” is…the big picture—your ULTIMATE GOALS & OBJECTIVES.

*Whatever you affect, leave it better than
before you affected it!

*You must leave your imprint—your vision is what
you see—not what others see!

*Some don’t want you to grow because you will
get ahead of them—so they don’t want you to grow—however you must grow!

*God gives you the "power to
achieve"—doing so is up to you! You must use that "power to
achieve" by taking positive action now!

*If you think you can reach the top you are
already at the "Summit." If you think you can't reach the top get
ready to plummet! If you think you can achieve it—you're right! if you think you
can't achieve it—you are also right!

Motivation
for those who procrastinate

*Time expands to fill the void that “you” allow!

*In order to get it done—you must get moving—no
excuse will do!

*If you allow the deadline to expand—it will
expand!

*If you focus and get to it—it will get done!

*Whatever happens in your life prior to you
doing it—it didn’t get done!

*If you get started today success is on the way!
You must know in your heart—that success is just around the corner after you
start!

*You fall short when you are given an additional
chance and you don’t capitalize on it!

*Once you mentally see it, view it, telescope
it—it can be done—now go do it!

*If you have faith and proper
preparation—success is next!

*No matter how much you think, believe, know,
understand, have faith, pray and know it will happen—it won’t happen until you
“take action” while you think, believe, know, understand, have faith, pray and
“make it happen.”

*When you "take action" you will begin
to see success and positive momentum build! You must have the mental approach,
means, will, desire and most importantly "take action" on your part
to mentally create and make what you see or visualize a reality.

*Dreaming, wishing, speculating, hoping,
meditating, in and of itself is not a way to success. You must constantly take
positive action (work) to “make it happen.”

*Pray and wait—your results will not be that
great! Pray and action—will lead to a high level of satisfaction!

*God gives you the "power to
achieve"—doing so is up to you!

You have the "power to achieve"—now
what are you going to do!

Do you know that you have the "power"
to make your dreams come true?

Always remember to strive higher, you are never
through!

The
following motivational poem was written for my children during a difficult time
in my life when the stresses of life and my finances had me down.

The poem came to me as an inspiration almost immediately and I had to act on that inspiration.

It goes
to show that even in your darkest moment, light is just around the corner.

Use
the poem to reach your highest heights to truly be all that you can be.

INSPIRATIONS FOR MOTIVATION

Greatness is not going to come to you!

You have to take it to greatness in order for
that to be true.

Look at the stars and the moon.

And you too will be there soon.

Aim High!

And—you too will exceed the sky.

As you meditate and ask God, How far can I go?

And he’ll reply—only you know.

Within all of us is the ability to take it to
levels never before seen.

Or, are you going to settle for the average
mean.

The future is yours, only the heavens know how
far you will go.

Will you give it your all or are you only show.

God loves you—will you give it your all?

Or, will you stay at your same level and remain
small.

You owe it to yourself for being in existence.

To always strive higher—and be persistent.

Mindset
& Motivation

Your mindset or way of thinking is paramount in
today’s society. With all of the negativity and lack of civility in society
today from the least educated to the most educated, from television to radio and
also the big screen—it is easy to get caught up into the same mindset of your
peers or the larger society in general.

Keep in mind that if that applies to you—you are
robbing yourself of positive energy that you could be using to improve your
financial and family life.

Starting
today, focus on what is important and can move you and your family forward in a
major way.

You must have a strong financial foundation or
be working toward having a strong financial foundation if your goal is to live
at a decent level.

Your mindset is the daily thoughts that go through your mind
on a constant basis that include family, friends, financial thoughts and how
you view and see life.

Whether you are frustrated or happy on a daily
basis from a number of sources, improving your credit and finances and the
thoughts that go through your mind on a daily basis play a large part in how you
feel and act on a daily basis, and play a major role in improving your life and
that of your family's—in all areas.

If your goal is to improve your credit and
finances, the application of the structuring techniques on this site by you
should provide immediate results—if you comprehend and apply the information in
a timely manner and you don’t procrastinate.

The
thoughts that go through your mind on a daily basis play a large part in how
you feel and act on a daily basis!

In many
cases at the root or branch level of most of those who feel frustrated, sad or
otherwise not upbeat is their lack of finances and/or poor management of their finances.

Determination and eagerness to learn and
improve your finances is a key component of you doing your due diligence and
improving the living conditions for you and your family.

It is our
desire that the above motivational thoughts have sparked something on the inside
of you to take positive control of your and your family’s finances starting
now, and for the rest of your life.

For more motivational and inspirational thoughts
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He is the creator of TheWealthIncreaser.com where he regularly blogs about helping
consumers improve their credit, finance and real estate pursuits in an
intelligent, consistent and proactive manner.

He’s always looking for
ways to make intelligent
finance improvement happen for those who “sincerely desire”
success in their future. He was the first financial planner to coin the phrase "financially alert mind"
and he consistently writes in a style that is designed to provide
consumers the ability to take control of their lives and achieve great
results.

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